Phonographic disk record cabinet



A. H. HAAG.

PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2. ms. RhNEWED OCT. 11. 1919.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED H. I-IAAG, 0F NARBER'IH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 I-IAAG CABINET COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

PHONOGRAPHIC-DISK-RECORD CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Application filed January 3, 1916, Serial No. 70,005. Renewed October 17, 1919. Serial No. 331,490.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED H. HAAG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Narberth, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Phonographic- Disk-Record Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a new and useful phonographic disk record cabinet, wherein the disk records may be readily inserted and removed by the actuation of ejector mechanism. 7

With the above in view, my invention consists of a novel frame-work or casing which may be bodily inserted into or removed from a cabinet of any desired construction in order to form therewith the means for retaining the disk records in spaced relationship with respect to each other.

It further consists of a novel cabinet of the character stated, wherein the different parts may be readily formed from sheet metal.

It further consists of a novel construction" and arrangement of top, bottom and intermediate members, and a novel manner of interlocking said members. 7 1

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description of my in-,

vention. For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings, a typical embodiment thereof, which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, but it is of course to be Fig. 11 represents, in perspective, a .por-

tion' of Fig. 9. V

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a cabinet embodying my invention, the contour and size of which varies in accordance with the requirements met with in practice. The cabinet 1 consists of an outer framework having the side walls 2 and atop 3and a bottom 4, and in the present instance, the front face of the outer case is shown as being uncovered, although it will be apparent that any desired cover or closure may be provided, if desired, for it. 5 designates the record carrying framework, which is constructed in such a manner that it may be readily inserted into and removed from the outer case as a unit of structure, and consists of a top 6, a bottom 7 and spacing members 8, which are constructed and assembled in a novel manner. Thebottom 7 consists of a sheet of material, preferably of metal, which is downwardly deflected at its forward portion to form the front wall 9, which terminates in laterally extending foot flanges 10. The front wall 9 is provided with the slots 11. The top face of the bottom 7 is rearwardly inclined, as at 12, and at its rear end is curved as at 13,

in order to form a seat for the record disk:

14. The rear end of the plate is clownwardly deflected to form the rear wall 15, which is provided with the slots 16. The

rear end of the bottom 7 is laterally de- 'flected to form the foot flanges 17 which are preferably covered with a strip of'shock absorbing material 18, such as for example, felt, in order to deaden the sound of the ejector levers 19, which latter are guided in the slots 11 and 16 and extend there-through.

The ejector levers 19 are provided with the finger pieces 20, which have indicated thereon, numbers or other identifying characters. The rear ends of the levers 19 are deflected upwardly and provided with the laterally deflected terminals 21 which are adapted to contact with the periphery of the disk records 14:. The bottom 7 has portions of the metal punched out to form the locking tongues 22, the upper ends of which are preferably inclined as shown, and these locking tongues 22 are adapted to interlock with the spacing members 8, the construction of which will now be described.

The spacing members 8 are formed of sheet material, and preferably of sheet metal which can be formed bya stamping or dieing operation, and if desired, these members 8 may be stiffened by deflecting portions of the metal to form the laterally extending ribs 23 which I have illustrated as located near the ends and near the central portion and terminating a desired distance from the front and rear walls of the member.

The front wall of a spacingmember 8 is formed by deflecting the sheet of material upon itself to provide a passage 24, with the walls of which the locking tongues 22 engage. The bottoms of the spacin members 8 seat against the bottom plate 7, and the tops of the spacing members 8 seat against the top 6 of the frame. The rear wall of each spacing member 8 is deflected upon itself in the same manner as the front wall to form the rear terminals 27, with which tongues 28 interlock, said tongues being formed from the bottom 7 and being simi lar in construction to the tongues 22. The spacing members 8 interlock at their upper portions with the tongues 29 and at their rear portions with the tongues 30, which are deflected from the top member 6, and'which in the present instance are formed with inwardly extending flanges. The top member 6 is rearwardly inclined, as will be best understood by reference to Fig. 2.

The spacing members 8, as will be clearly understood by reference to Figs. 1, 3 and 41, are formed at the front and rear in such a manner that when they are assembled, the space between them at their central portions is wider than the space between them at their ends so that the portion of the disk record which carries the impression does not come into contact with the spacing members 8. After the spacing members are assembled with respect to the top 6 and the bottom 7, tie-rods 33 are preferably passed through the top and bottom and tightened by means of the nuts 34, so that the parts are secured in assembled position. The ejector levers 19 are fulcrumed on the rod .35, which may be supported in any desired manner with re spect to the frame, and in the present instance, I have shown it as mounted in the ears 36 deflected from the bottom 7.

37 designates a bar extending in rear of the spacing members 8 and provided with forward extensions which are connected with the outer members 8 in any desired manner. The rear portion of this bar is provided with a strip of sound deadening material 38, against which the records 1 1 rest when they are in ,the cabinet. The ejector levers 19 are fulcrumcd in such a manner that they drop to their normal position due to their weight and the action of gravity.

In the operation of the cabinet, it will be understood that when the records are introduced into the cabinet, they roll or slide rearwardly into position, resting on the seat 13 and contacting with the sound deadening strip 38. The normal position of the records and ejecting arms is shown in full lines in Fig. 2. When the operator presses upon a finger piece 20, the ejector lever assumes the position seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the record assumes the position seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2, it being seen that the record has been moved forwardly and brought into a position accessible to the operator. into the outer cabinet or case and the foot flanges 10 and 17 rest on the bottom of the case, while the inclined upper wall of the top member 6 is in frictional engagement with the top 3 of the outer casing, and the bar 37 preferably contacts with the rear wall of the outer casing.

In the construction of my device, it will be apparent that the members of the frame are formed in the manner described. The ejector levers 19 are then assembled with respect to the bottom member 7. The spacing members 8 are then inserted in position, so that the tongues 22 and 28 interlock therewith. The top member 6 is then dropped into position so that the tongues 29 and 30 enter the recesses 'in the members 8. The tie-rods are then secured in position and the bar 37 is then assembled and the frame is now ready to be bodily inserted as a unit of structure into the outer casing.

in the embodiment seen in Fig. 9, I have shown a simplified form of my invention, wherein the records are discharged from the cabinet, due to their weight and the action of gravity, the records being maintained in position by means of independent locking members which are preferably spring-actuated. In this embodiment, 4E0 designates the frame which is designed to be inserted into an outer casing of any desired construction in a similar manner to that seen in the other figures of the drawing. This frame 40 is provided with a top 41 consisting of a sheet The frame 5 is simply pushed of material having its ends upwardly and laterally deflected,'as at 42 and 48.

44 designates spacing members, which consist of sheet materialbent into a U or other desired form and having theirupper ends 45 forming lugs to engage recesses in the top member 41. The lower ends of these members are bent together to form lugs 46 which engage recesses in the bottom member 47 48 designates reinforcing bars which are preferably centrally located and secured to their respective spacing members 44 in any desired manner. The front wall of a spacing member 44 is of reduced thickness at 1ts central portion, as indicated at 49. The botton member 47 is formed from sheet material and preferably from sheet metal, and the forward end is downwardly deflected, as at 51. The top face of the member 47 is rearwardly inclined as at 52 and merges into the curved wall 53, which is continued to form a wall 54, and such wall 54 merges into a terminal 55 formed by deflecting the metal downwardly and laterally, so that the portions 51 and 55 form the supporting means for the frame.

56 designates a bar which is provided with a layer of sound deadening material 57 and with arms 58 which are connected to the spacing members 44 in. any desired manner. 59 designates fastening devices which are pivoted or hinged at 60 to a spacing member and adapted to cover the space between adjacent spacing members, and in the form illustrated, consists of a spring clip having an outwardly deflected portion 61 forming a grasping portion. The fastening devices 59, if desired, may be pro- Vided with a spring 62 of any desired construction.

In the operation of this embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent that when the fastening device 59 is moved into its unlocked position, the correspondingrecord will move from the position seen in full lines in Fig. 9 into the position seen in dotted lines in said figure so that it may be readily grasped by the operator. It will be noted that in this embodiment, the slots 63 are wider at their central portions than they are at the ends so that the impression portion of the record does not come into engagement with the spacing member.

It will be apparent that in accordance with my present invention, I have devised a simplified and compact constructionwhich can be economically manufactured from sheet metal, and in which the frame and working parts are assembled toform a unit of construction which can be readily inserted into an outer casing to form therewith a cabinet to receive the disk records.

So far as I am aware, I am the first in the art to produce a skeleton frame-Work of the character seen in Figs. 8 or 10, wherein the skeleton body of frame-work can, be

cheaply and expeditiously punched from thin sheet metal by dies of suitable construction, it being only necessary after the structures seen in Figs. 8 and 10 are produced, to slide them in position in a wooden or metallic casing, which latter may be built up in units, if desired, and my claims to these features are to be interpreted with the scope accorded to inventions of this type.

I desire toalso call attention to the fact that in the construction seen in Figs. 8 and 9, substantially the same construction is.

adapted for the reception of both-10 inch and 12 inch records, so that one standard size of skeleton frame-Work can be [employed for cabinets designed for either size of record. V

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction-of a phonographic disk record cabinet, which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the presentinstance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will be found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character stated, a top having tongues extending therefrom, a bottom having tongues extending therefrom, spacing members having deflected portions to interlock with said tongues, and ejector levers pivotally mounted, each of said levers having one end adapted for manual manipulation and having its opposite end juxtaposed to the record to be ejected.

2. In a device of the character stated, a frame comprising a top member, a bottom member forming a support for the records, sheets of material spaced from each other and located between said top and bottom, tie-rods passing through said top and said bottom, a stop for said records connected with said frame, and means to effect the ejection of individual records.

3. In a device of the character stated, a top, a bottom forming a support for the records, record spacing members secured between said top and bottom, a stop for the records, ejector levers pivoted below said bottom and each having one end projected for convenient manipulation and having its opposite end juxtaposed to the records to be ejected, said rear ends being maintained normally in depressed position and being adapted to be moved into contact with the juxtaposed record upon the depression of the outer end of such lever.

4:. In a device of the character stated, a

top comprising a sheet of material having its ends deflected and provided with out wardly extending tongues, a bottom comprising a sheet of material having its ends downwardly deflected and provided with slots and having a curvature in its top face forming a seat and provided with upwardly extending tongues, record spacingmembers comprising sheets of material having their front and rear walls deflected to engage said tongues, ejector levers extending through' the slots in said bottom and pivotally supported, each of said levers having one end projecting forwardly for convenient manipulation and having its opposite end juxtaposed to the record to be ejected and adapted to engage the juxtaposed record upon the depression of the outer end of such lever.

5. In a device of the. character stated, a top, a rearwardly and downwardly inclined bottom, terminating at its rear in a concave trough, which forms a support for the records, and record spacing means arranged in front and rear rows to form closely related record holding compartments having their upper and lower ends-interlocked with said top and bottom respectively, the distance between said record spacing means being greater at their central portions than at their top and bottom, whereby marring of the record groove-s is prevented.

ALFRED H; HAAG.

Witnesses:

GEORGE O. MASON, SYDNEY G. SWANN. 

